The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center. But Beijing may have ulterior motives for its anti-scamming crackdown.

China and Thailand have pledged to jointly crack down on dozens of cyber scam gangs in Myanmar and related human trafficking, including setting up at least one coordination centre, according to Thai ...

The planned high-speed line, which will connect Bangkok to China via Laos, has seen sluggish progress since construction began in 2017.

More than a billion people across the world, from China to the Philippines to diaspora communities in the United States, ...

Lack of electricity affects every aspect of Yangon residents’ daily lives, from work to sleep, and now even hotter weather is ...

With oversized and inquisitive eyes, an infant-like expressive face, and a palette of thick, furry coats ranging from beige to black, gibbons tick all the right boxes to be called “cute” and “cuddly.” ...

Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as fears over human trafficking ...

Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the ...

The onetime boom-town has struggled to adapt to domestic policy shifts, anti-fraud campaigns, and the escalating civil war ...

A Hongkonger who was lured to Southeast Asia and held captive at a “scam farm” in Myanmar since October returned to the city ...

A redeveloped east Portland park has reopened to the public with a new splash pad and playground and the city’s first court ...

Myanmar men deported from Ranong describe a system in which junta officials routinely visit a Thai detention center to ...